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Corn’s Response to Fertility Varies Based on Strip-Till Timing

University trial compares effect of tillage methods, fertility placement & fertilizer timing on yield
By Michaela Paukner posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management
Making intentional decisions about when to strip-till, whether to use a coulter or shank to make strips, and hybrid selection can result in yield differences upward of 10 bushels per acre, according to Jared Fender, senior research specialist at the Univ. of Illinois Crop Physiology Lab.
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Video: Row Unit Comparisons in Strip-Till

July 14, 2015 | Posted in Equipment
Iowa State University ag engineer Mark Hanna discusses some of the different closing system options for strip-till rigs, to include coulters along with use of row cleaners for residue management and matching the right setup for your soil types.
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Harvesting High-Yield Corn with Strip-Till

Moving from ridge-till to strip-till helps Steve Frahm get the most from his soil and push corn yields to near 250 bushels per acre.
By Ian Gronau posted on May 27, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
As Steve Frahm began adding acreage to his irrigated Ashland, Neb., farm more than a decade ago, one mounting challenge was finding the time and labor to continue ridge-tilling.
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Transitioning from Zone-Till to Strip-Till

December 23, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment
Ricky Kratz, Slinger, Wis., strip-tiller, talks about his transition into strip-till. After several years of zone-tilling about 2,000 acres of corn with a three-coulter Rawson system, they found stress on the 12-row Kinze 2600 planter they were using was costing them time and yield potential.
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Bold Decision Pays Off

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 13, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops
Just 3 years after graduating from Cornell University, 24-year-old farmer Joe Brightly of Hamlin, N.Y., loves the benefits of switching to strip-till and complementing it with cover crops.
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